“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” - Mae West “It’s not what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.” - Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility And, most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.” - Elle Woods, Legally Blonde “In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart.” - Anne Frank If you’re looking for even more inspiration to give your baby girl one of these monikers, check out wise words by a few famous figures with one-syllable names. In short (see what we did there?), these one-syllable girl names are the perfect picks.

Greek, Hebrew, African, Chinese, Indian, and Irish just to name a few. Whether you are looking to honor your heritage or just pick the most popular names in preschool right now, the origins of these lovely names are as diverse as the United Nations. These uncomplicated baby names are easy to pronounce and spell and work perfectly as middle names to counterbalance a longer first or last name. Whatever it may be, you’re not alone in your search for a snappy but lovely name. That might be because parents are searching for shorter names to go with longer surnames, or perhaps keeping it simple is trendy right now. According to the latest search data available, one-syllable girl names are searched for nearly 15,000 times per month. Whatever it may be, you’re not alone in your search on this one. In that case, Anne, Beth, and Sloan might pique your interest.

Perhaps a classic single-syllable name floats your boat.

Maybe you’re into nicknames as baby names, that’s certainly on our list. At least you can joke her newborn wails sound like birdsong. If you’re a nature lover, give Lark a whirl. So if Alexandria and Evangeline are a little too long for your taste, why not streamline things with a simple one-syllable girl name? How about Liv, a short form of Olivia? Or Beth, a short form of Elizabeth. Because, and sing with me here, you can’t have one without the other. Sometimes you need to find a nice, short name for a baby that will roll off the tongue as easily during sweet toddler cuddles as it does during horrific toddler tantrums. Long names are gorgeous, but sometimes they’re quite a mouthful - especially if they’re paired with another long last name.

Unique one syllable girl names